历年考研英语真题mp3之完形填空(1999)

1999

Industrial safety does not just happen.

Companies (1) with low accident rates plan their safety programs,

work hard to organize them,

and continue working to keep them (2) alive and active.

When the work is well done,

a (3)climate of accident-free operations is established (4) where time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.

Successful safety programs may (5) differ greatly in the emphasis placed on certain aspects of the program.

Some place great emphasis on mechanical guarding.

Others stress safe work practices by (6) observing rules or regulations.

(7)Still others depend on an emotional appeal to the worker.

But, there are certain basic ideas that must be used in every program if maximum results are to be obtained.

There can be no question about the value of a safety program.

From a financial standpoint alone, safety (8) pays off.

The fewer the injury (9) claims,

the better the workman's insurance rate.

This may mean the difference between operating at (10) a profit or at a loss.